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How to Say ‘I also took paracetamol’ in French

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

zh ay oh-see pree dyu pa-ra-say-ta-mol

[zh ay oh-see pree dyu pa-ra-say-ta-mol]

💬 Usage Tip: A practical sentence for telling the doctor what medication you already used.

🇫🇷 In France: Very useful in France, where doctors and pharmacists often ask exactly what you have already taken.

Phrase Breakdown

J'ai aussi pris

zh ay oh-see pree

I also took

Also is used to add another action or remedy.

Example

J'ai aussi pris de l'eau.

I also took water.

Words in this phrase

J'

[zh]

I

Short form of je before a vowel; it means I.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

ai

[ay]

have

Form of avoir used to make the past tense with j'.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

aussi

[oh-see]

also

Adds another action or remedy.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

pris

[pree]

taken / took

Past participle of prendre, used here for took.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

Du paracétamol

dyu pa-ra-say-ta-mol

Paracetamol / Acetaminophen

A common painkiller and fever reducer in France.

Example

J'ai pris du paracétamol.

I took paracetamol.

Words in this phrase

du

[dyu]

some

Partitive article before a masculine singular noun.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

paracétamol

[pa-ra-say-ta-mol]

paracetamol

A medicine used for pain or fever.

Example

J'ai aussi pris du paracétamol.

I also took some paracetamol.

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